Israel blasted Arab states during a U.N. General Assembly debate on Israel’s security fence. Israel was one of 15 nations addressing resolutions criticizing the fence and calling on the International Court of Justice in The Hague to rule on the fence’s legality. Gillerman referred sarcastically to a Security Council resolution last week calling for the fence’s destruction, which was vetoed by the United States.
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